Summer is Busy ~ Eat Fast, Cooling Salads That Satisfy

by Jeff Berkowitz July 31, 2011 Salad
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I can’t believe the month of July is gone already! We have been unbelievably busy, too busy to cook complicated meals. The heat this summer has been another deterrent to actual cooking prompting me to prepare more salads. These salads have been incredibly simple and satisfying. Here is one that I have made several times [...]

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The Best Food Is Eaten In Its Season

by Jeff Berkowitz June 28, 2011 Salad
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I went to a potluck last night, I love potlucks…I have missed going to them. I will definitely make it a point to attend more potluck suppers! I like the sense of community and sharing that you can get in very few other ways. I brought a dish that is perfect for the season…the first [...]

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Nice Peaches ~ They’re Even Better Caramelized

by Jeff Berkowitz May 30, 2011 Fruit
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I have had a lot of conversations recently about how to add fruit to one’s diet in my health coaching practice. This is a great time of year to talk about that because the fruit is starting to come in. My last trip to the farm market was a good indication that it is fruit [...]

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Growing Your Own Is The Easiest Way To Get The Most Nutrient Dense Food On The Planet

by Jeff Berkowitz May 2, 2011 Sprouts
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The biggest problem with the Standard American Diet (SAD) is that we are eating what amounts to empty calories. The foods we eat are little more that the macro-nutrients that they are made from and most of that in the form of carbohydrates. In a time when we are bombarded with advice from doctors, huge [...]

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In Search Of The Perfect, Grass-Fed Pastrami Experience? Brisket-Palooza!!!

by Jeff Berkowitz May 1, 2011 Beef
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I love NYC! One of the things I love most about NYC is the delicatessen, you know what I’m talking about…bread you can chew with a crust that gives your jaw a run for its money, piled with an absurd amount of perfect deli meats, slathered generously with piquant mustard that adds the right amount [...]

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Simply The Best Way To Cook A Lobster!

by Jeff Berkowitz April 11, 2011 Lobster
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I have killed thousands of lobsters…this makes me a bad person? On the contrary, it makes me an expert lobster killer. You can become as proficient at killing lobsters as I am with just a little practice and some common sense. This would be the time on the television when they say viewer discretion is advised…I [...]

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Apple Berry Crumb Pie

by Jeff Berkowitz April 4, 2011 Desserts
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James Beard referred to them as crumb pie, but a more familiar name might be Crisp; we have all heard of apple crisp (if you haven’t please contact me right away). Crisps, crumb pies or crumbles are all crustless fruit pies (with the exception of rhubarb which isn’t a fruit but  makes a nice pie); [...]

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Cold Sesame Noodles Are Hot!

by Jeff Berkowitz March 31, 2011 Pasta
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My wife and I have been eating cold sesame noodles since one of our earliest dates. Her family did not eat a lot of Chinese food and I had to convince her that there was more to Chinese cuisine than chicken chow mein (is that even on the menu anymore?). Cold sesame noodles was one [...]

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